New article in The International History Review Part of a new project on Greece & the making of international order. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #InternationalHistory #Intervention #Sovereignty #Greece

A ‘Corpus Vile’ of International Order: Protection, Coercion, and the British Blockade of Greece, 1850

This article reconstructs the British blockade of Greece in 1850 as an experiment in intervention short of war. Commonly remembered through the prism of the Pacifico Affair and Palmerstonian gunboa...

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Very grateful to hear from Manchester University Press that Holly Case had such kind words about my book. Her work in international and intellectual history has deeply shaped how I think about—and write—history.

Ahead of the US publication of his work 'The Interpreters' Georgios Giannakopoulos, is set to talk at Yale University. Monday 17 November, 12pm-1pm Luce Hall, Yale University @giannako.bsky.social events.yale.edu/event/after-...

Today we launch a special series of podcasts about Cyprus, hosted by Alexandria Innes @andri-i.bsky.social and TLP convenor Georgios Giannakopoulos @giannako.bsky.social thelausanneproject.com/2025/11/14/p...

PODCAST – Episode 74: History and Memory of Partition

In the first of a special series hosted by Alexandria Innes and Georgios Giannakopoulos, guests Andrekos Varnava and Beyza Kiziltepe trace how Cyprus’s division continues to live in the memor…

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Had great fun discussing with Vlada Lilic The Interpreters in the new books network podcast. Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/the-interpre... @manchesterup.bsky.social

The portal “Greek Studies Now” offered me the space to reflect on the intellectual journey that led me to this project. gc.fairead.net/the-interpre...

Thrilled to share that my book The Interpreters is out! It explores how Britain engaged with the politics of Southeastern Europe—national questions, federations, and minority rights—and how those debates echoed from the Balkans to Ireland. 🔗 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160133/

This has been a while in the making. Grateful to the great team @enghistrev.bsky.social

The English Historical Review@enghistrev.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New article on Open Access! Georgios Giannakopoulos @giannako.bsky.social on 'Nationality before Internationalism in the Age of Empire: Robert W. Seton-Watson and the Shifting Landscape of Eastern Europe, 1900–1940' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

So, my forthcoming book has a website! Massive thanks to Michelle Tusan & Holly Case for their endorsements! More to come manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/978152616013...

Manchester University Press - The interpreters

The interpreters - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of The interpreters by Georgios Giannakopoulos

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📣 Episode #60 of The Lausanne Project Podcast is out! 📣🎉 Nile Green talks about his new book, "Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah," walking us through their shifting stable of aliases and identities 👇🏼 thelausanneproject.com/2024/11/29/p...

PODCAST – Episode 60: Inventing Ikbal

Nile Green walks Jonathan Conlin through Ikbal and Idries Shah’s unstable stable of aliases and identities.

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Not sure if a deal is imminent as this “exclusive suggests” but the Parthenon marbles story never seems to go away. I’ll be discussing this in 15’ live at BBC News amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

This is pretty cool!

The Cambridge School@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social · 2y ago

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY at the Remarque Institute and the Hauser Global Law Program at NYU Law, intended to bring scholars working on international law and European affairs. See the following link for more details: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

Stuart Hall PhD scholarship at Sussex: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

🎓 Intersting new book on League of Nations: "Instruments of international order Internationalism and diplomacy, 1900–50" edt by Thomas Bottelier & @stoeckmannjan.bsky.social with chapters by @giannako.bsky.social @lukasschemper.bsky.social @kdstahl.bsky.social www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

In light of the news that the ICC has just issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant along with one Hamas leader (the other two have been killed), this piece is once again relevant: www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/dont-...

Don’t Go to War With the ICC

America can help Israel without attacking the court.

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For those interested in Greek politics, here’s a conversation in the English edition of “To Vima” on developments in the right wing www.tovima.com/politics/out...

Out Again: Samaras’ Expulsion Reminiscent of Decades-Old Rift - tovima.com

Antonis Samaras’ ousting highlights New Democracy’s ongoing identity crisis

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Tough, moving, brave and utterly compelling reading by my fantastic DPE colleague Paul Sagar. Some of you will find this hard to read. But it is essential that you do.

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‘It has been a year since I felt joy’: Paul Sagar on coming to terms with the climbing accident that paralysed him

About to do some more filming for the Canadian TV series Red River Gold. Here’s my blog about Wolseley, whose, let’s say ‘colourful’, account of the Red River Expedition launched him on his illustrious & bloody military career across the British Empire. alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-ver...

The Very Model of a Modern Major Liar?

By Alan Lester The Red River Expedition with Colonel Garnet Wolseley’s boat featured flying the ensign at Kakabeka Falls, Frances Anne Hopkins, 1877: We understand the British Empire’s military cam…

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Intellectual History & Friends Part 3 is here! Do let me know if there is anyone I should add or if you would like to be added go.bsky.app/MX1ZBPL

Collections Researcher The National Archives #skystorians 🗃️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ694/c...

Collections Researcher at The National Archives

Recruiting now: Collections Researcher on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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⭐️ Exciting News ⭐️ Race & Resistance is excited to officially announce our 2025 conference, RESISTANCE, RENEWAL, REIMAGINATION: 100 Years of Race & Resistance in Britain🚨 ⏳CfP deadline: 13th January 2025 📅 7th March 2025 📍University of Oxford Huge thanks to our sponsor, Black Academic Futures⭐

Hey #academicsky, there's a great opportunity for a visiting fellowship for someone from the Global South in Arts and Humanities, to spend time at Cambridge. Do pass on! www.cai.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/vi...

Visiting Bye-Fellowship for scholars from the Global South

The Opportunity

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Hello new followers! My book Odious Debt: Bankruptcy, International Law, and the Making of Latin America just came out! academic.oup.com/book/58846 Over the next few days I will use this 🧵 to praise the ideas/books of others - friends, mentors, and enemies - that informed my own Stay tuned!

The Simpsons on PhD students - almost twenty years old & more cutting than ever

CFP for the @drinkingstudies @womenandalcoho1 conference, co-organised with the @wellcometrust "Drinking Cultures" project, hosted by @drlucycogan at @ucddublin next June. Our theme this year is 'Dangerous Pleasures?'. Please RT (and submit an abstract) www.womenandalcohol.net/2024/10/cfp-...

War in History and Society, in a time of global conflict! go.bsky.app/UfGipcf

📌 The new issue of @nationalitiesp.bsky.social [52.5] is now online 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Cover photo: Véronique Labonté Keep reading, keep citing

Pretty excited to return to my hometown for the first time since I left home for work, and some olive oil harvesting by one of Greece’s oldest surviving Roman baths. Orders anyone? 😁